Diplomacy & Crisis News

A major debate on the contentious issue of land reforms is underway in Kazakhstan.

The first-ever United Nations-sponsored regional forum for Action on Albinism in Africa will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 17 to 19 June to develop specific measures to tackle the attacks and discrimination faced by persons with albinism in several countries in the region.

The incident marks the second-ever entry by a Chinese warship into Japan's territorial sea.

American Islamophobia is as old as Plymouth Rock. But we’ve never seen anything quite like this before.

The U.N. Security Council is moving to crack down on Libya's illicit arms trade.

To what extent did President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's approach to the Islamic State contribute to the horrific Orlando terrorist attack?

The world’s oldest religions all have troubling histories of bloodshed. Singling out Islam is just Trump’s latest, hateful hypocrisy.

Marking the 10th anniversary of a United Nations treaty that protects the rights of persons with disabilities, senior UN officials today highlighted the critical role people with disabilities play as invaluable partners to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The longer the political crisis continues in Guinea Bissau, the more likely the country could see setbacks to its development and economic gains, warned the head of the United Nations peacebuilding office there, urging the Security Council to pay greater attention to the situation.

With Brexit looming, France, Germany, and other European financial centers are rolling out the red carpet for London’s banks and trading houses. It’s a fool’s errand.

Mongolia's postal service is abandoning house numbers and street names and will instead be using three-word addresses.

The Republic of Korea Navy will operationally deploy the new aircraft by the middle of 2017.

While anti-whaling activists have focused on Japan and Iceland, Norway has outstripped both countries in whale hunting, according to a new report.

The UN human rights office today urged the Libyan authorities to undertake an effective, thorough and impartial investigation to bring perpetrators of torture to justice, after 12 people were found dead last Friday.

Prices have been low for more than two years. With demand rising and supply falling, that’s all beginning to change.

Chinese PLA Gen. Guo Boxiong and colleague Gen. Xu Caihou are most guilty of being politically incorrect.

Taiwan's former justice minister has stirred up controversy over the death penalty in Taiwan.

Islamabad is considering the purchase of 16 used F-16 from Jordan, according to Pakistan’s Defense Secretary.

Is Chinese society uniquely racist or are the issues it faces more universal?

One Afghan soldier and one Pakistani officer have been killed and 22 wounded in clashes at Torkham Border crossing.